New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-10-07
from previous meetings saddcned because Of 80 much
contr ov


controversy.
ALL HYPOTHESIS MUST CONFORM TO THE "osrHL
Dr. Behrends OF Brooklyn, said We are the stewards
OF q treasure handed down from those who organized
the Board We must follow them not only III etter pu
also in spirit do not where our controversy De
gan 1t is here and we should not handy charges rs td
who is responsible. Being here no compromise can
settle 1t. We must the hardest KIM or COMMON
sense. and that requires solid and not merely senm
mental work We must come 20 decision Dut u neeu
be arrived without division We had better PostPone
TO a second and third meeting depreo".r c
controversy, bnt IN the past now 1t may be necessary
as a means. | do not believe in compromise u9n
believe that the atOnement is compromises. nc iaw
OF Christian conduct Is never compromise AS W .lo
reports OF the majority aud minority. cant agree Witn
ont in either The first merely reainilns wna1
was done at Des MOnes Much has occurred since tne'
do believe in evason in saying to the committees
not like impHting sin to Others The minority report
beabors the Prudential Committee for doing Just what ~
deal of unsupported criticism. far as any written
documents or any other tangible evidence shows OF 'he
action of the Home Secretary OF the fruoehii |oin
Just as long as a man has head of his own he Will
whose use we must be cautious. There are two lima,
tons that ought always TO be observed ihero snou
not be speculation rot backed up by facts ana esPec
Tally il must against clear teaching Of scripture
There certain facts which cannot be Iuestlonae''
What Is the Gospel 1t Is the message OF reieulpuon
and that implies that they arc already lost ana 1at
apart from Christ one can be saved IDS nciudrS
St Paul says OF all that they are without excuse.
This is axiom in Christian teaching and second pro
baton theories seem to against 1t. IL must ne gwen
up. else made to square with the teaching OF 81 raul
We may have theories II we DO not run asas Sv
deeds done in the body We ought to DO Two lnin9S
struced do and, second, mud platform on which not
only twOthirds but threc-thirds of us can stand -,
The Rev. George A. Gordon pastor OF the Ola s3ush
Church, Boston, said he pastor OF church winch
had always been great friend Of the Board Said no.
Taylor Behrends Parker and others can differ 80 inuch
they have here and yet be brethren In fu eii9" snip
So ought to have for differences abroad sup,
Prudential
to do as they have DONE will that stop inc sprea OF e5
rger AZ viii he almost impossible to
hold the churches to the support or the Board
desire that the conciliatory policy embodied in the
neither Side but for the cause OF Christ against the
common enemy"
MERE CHRISTIAN CONSCIOUSNESS NOT INFALLIBLE
The Rev. DR.. t. p Goodwin. OF Chicago. said that his
sclfrespect would allow him to remain silent Dr.
Fisher, said he calls crank by implication, when
he says that premllennlasts should be excluded by
notice that No cranks Meet apply"
Dr. Fisher and others SAID Dir. Goodwin was in error
TO what DR.. Fisher had said DR. Goodwin said that
Dr. Scuddcr Moody Sturgeon and ST. Paul were ON the
ground to the second coming of Christ. " L
thought year ago. said he. We had come to tho part
ing Of the ways | find difficulty with this doctrine
OF second probation. because it ~ drawn not from
Scripture. but from Christian consciousness. do
not find in the Bible any respect for the philosophy
Of men Christ quoted Moses rather than philosophy
to support his teaching 80 did ~. Pau. Under
pentecOst illumination, II ever Christian consciousness
might be expected to supersede Scripture. But the
cpistes always 20 to the written word instead Adj
dresses were made by the Rev Dr. Alexander Mckenzie,
Of Cambridge; the Rev Dr. George r. Pentecost, Ralph
Emerson. Of Illinois; and others.
SPRINGFIELD, Mass, Oct G-'rhe nominating commit
tee reported favor OF the election Of Rev. DR. H. =
president with DIS Clark. Alden and Smith
secretaries. DR. simpson recording secretary. LangdOn
Ward treasurer A. ". Tufts. James VI. Gordon and
Joseph G. Tyler auditors, with the Old Prudential Com
miitee rs follows: Messrs \. c. Thompson. L b. Webb.
G. G. Burr j. s. Ropes EDrdge rorrey, ". II. Ellison.
A. II. Plumb, Ezra FarnswOrth. L. 8 Atwood and
Charles A. Dickinson They also retained the name OF
f. ". Blachfou vice president. Tho majority report
was signed by Messls Hyde Wallace. Andrews. Moen
and GOOtwln Dr. NOse made minority report Tor
". Cooper and himself They named President James
y Angel. Of the Michigan University, president: the
Rev George NJ Boynton, ~ Jamaica Plain, as Home
secretary place Of Or Alden and recommended that
tIc Prudential Committee be increased from ten Ocleycn
moubers by adding the Rev. Dr Alexander Mckenzie, OF
Cambridge pr. Nosc explained that they favored the
retirement Of Dr. Alden reluctantly and because OF dG
knOwlcdgcd mistakes which have made many men OF
different shades Of opinion feel that change is best
The majority report accepted ami vote was taken
on the question ~ enlarging the committee. This WAS
defeated All the persons nominated as corporate mem
bers were then elected.